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| Noël Nicolas Coypel (1690–1734) | ||||||||||
| A history painter and etcher of the French school, and a member of a family of painters, Coypel was born in Paris. He trained in Orléans under Pierre Poncet and in Paris under Noël Quillerier. In 1646, he worked as an assistant to Charles Errard on the decoration of the Louvre, and after 1655 he began painting independently for the king, as well as at the Tuileries and Fontainebleau, quickly gaining popularity. In 1664, Coypel became a professor, and in 1672 he was appointed director of the Academy in Rome; after spending three years there, during which he was admitted to the Academy of St Luke, he returned to Paris, where he became rector of the Academy in 1690 and director in 1695. Coypel had a deep understanding of the theory of his art, and his works reveal a fertile imagination and graceful figures, though they often have a theatrical quality. His drawing was inconsistent, but his use of colour was strong and effective. Many of his works are now in the Louvre and have been engraved. He died in his native city of Paris. | ||||||||||
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